FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper - N-Number Lookup

Look up US aircraft registration data from the FAA Registry by N-Number. Returns registered owner, manufacturer, model, year, aircraft type, engine type, certificate status, mode S code, and certification dates.

Quick start

Run with the default input — no configuration needed for the first try:

{
    "nNumbers": [
        "N123AB",
        "N456CD",
        "N789EF"
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
}

Or trigger via the Apify API:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/<USERNAME>~faa-aircraft-registry-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Input parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
nNumbers	array	["N123AB", "N456CD", "N789EF"]	FAA tail numbers (with or without leading 'N'). Default: a sample.
maxItems	integer	10	Cap on number of aircraft fetched.

Output fields

Each dataset record contains at least these fields:

Field	Type	Description
nNumber	text	N#
registrantName	text	Owner
manufacturer	text	Manufacturer
model	text	Model
year	text	Year
status	text	Status

Plus a scrapedAt timestamp and any source-specific extra fields visible in the All fields view of the Apify console.

Pricing

Pay-per-event:

• Actor start — $0.0500 per event. Charged when the actor starts
• Aircraft record — $0.0200 per event. Charged per aircraft scraped

How it works

This Actor calls the source's public web/API and parses the response. Results stream to the dataset and can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, or RSS via the Apify Console or API.

Use cases

• Bulk research and lead generation
• Feeding data warehouses, BI tools, or LLM/RAG pipelines
• Scheduled monitoring of changes over time
• Combining with other Apify Actors via Make, Zapier, n8n, or native Apify integrations

Compliance

Use this Actor only for purposes that comply with the source site's terms of service and applicable law. Respect rate limits. The author is not affiliated with the source.

Support

Questions, bugs, or feature requests — message the author via the Apify Console.